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Leon County held a ribbon cuttingceremony Nov. 1 for the opening of itsfirst dog park located adjacent to theBradfordville Community Center, 6808Beech Ridge Trail. Community mem-bers were invited to attend with theirdogs dressed to impress in costume tocelebrate the grand opening of the firstof many county dog parks.

“From fence to fence, this dog parkwill be a treasure for our community,whether walking, jogging, playing fetch,or making a new friend,” said LeonCounty District 4 Commissioner BryanDesloge. “With its 13 acres, shade, andseating, this spot has it all for humansand dogs alike.”

The new dog park is conveniently lo-cated for residents in the northeast partof the County. The dog park is unique inthat it does not have separate areas forlarge and small dogs, but rather pro-vides off-leash space for dogs to co-mingle and play. For pet owners, the fa-

cility has two benches and a shade cov-ering to take a rest and meet other dog-parents.

“At the county, we continually lookfor ways we can improve the quality oflife for our citizens, including our furryones,” Vince Long, Leon County Admin-istrator, said. “And today is only the be-ginning as the County continues to lookfor additional opportunities to add dogparks and recreation throughout thecommunity.”

The event brought residents anddogs dressed in costume as well as com-munity members interested in checkingout the new space. Big Dog Rescue wasin attendance with adoptable dogs.Treats for humans and their pets wereavailable from Lucy and Leos Bakery.

“This new dog park is a needed andwelcomed amenity for dog owners inthe northeast area,” said Deann Max-field with Big Dog Rescue. “I think it willbe very popular for residents in ourcommunity and look forward to bring-ing my dogs here in the days and weeksahead.”

Leon County held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its first dog park on Nov. 1. PHOTOS BY LEON COUNTY COMMUNITY AND MEDIA RELATIONS

ROOM TO ROAM Leon County opens 13-acre dog park near Bradfordville Community CenterSpecial to Tallahassee DemocratUSA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA

The new dog park is the largest in the County and is located adjacent to theCounty's Bradfordville Community Center and provides approximately 13 acresof space for dogs to co-mingle and play.

Most of us don’t think of foodwhen considering environmentalimpact and sustainability. What doesour breakfast, lunch, and dinnerchoices have to do with deforesta-tion, climate change, species extinc-tion, water pollution, resource use, orocean dead zones?

According to the United Nation’sIntergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange (IPCC), consuming animalproducts – especially the highamounts consumed by Americansand other cultures that eat a stan-dard Western diet – is a major factorin greenhouse gas production.

The Institute for Agriculture andTrade Policy reports that the world’s

Get taste for sustainability at a Vegan ThanksgivingSally SandersSpecial to Tallahassee DemocratUSA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA

Jessica Jameson gives a cooking demonstration on jackfruit on Saturday atthe 5th annual North Florida VegFest. ASHLEY WHITE/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT See TALLAHASSEE, Page 2C

“I came to this country when I was13,” said Natalie Rios. Born in England,she emigrated to Wetumpka, Alabama,in the early ’80s. Rios laughed as she re-called, “it was a real culture shock. Theydidn’t know what had hit them and Ididn’t know what had hit me, either. Butit was through music that we reachedunderstanding. I saw that music canbreak down barriers and it put me on thepath to becoming a music educator.”

Rios is the music teacher at TrinityCatholic School and, based on her per-sonal experience, she understands theimportance of inclusion, diversity andrepresentation.

She infuses those ideals through ev-ery aspect of her music curriculum andhas created a Hispanic heritage unit for

Trinity teacherputs the mariachiin music classAmanda Karioth ThompsonSpecial to Tallahassee DemocratUSA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA

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SU | DO | KU Dave Green

Enter a numeralfrom 1 through 9 ineach cell of thegrid. Each row,column and regionmust contain onlyone instance ofeach numeral.

Yesterday’ssolution

Note: Puzzles in-crease in difficultyfrom Mondaythrough Sunday.

Country singer Stonewall Jacksonis 87. Actress Sally Field is 73. ActressLori Singer (“Fame,” “Footloose”) is62. Singer Corey Glover of Living Col-our is 55. Actress Kelly Rutherford(“Melrose Place”) is 51. Actor EthanHawke is 49. Actress Thandie New-ton is 47. Model-actress Rebecca Ro-

mijn is 47. Actress Patina Miller (“Madam Secre-tary”) is 35. Actress Emma Stone is 31.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

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Aries (March 21-April 19). You’re free of social re-straint, emotionally open and highly creative. Usethis daring mood!

Taurus (April 20-May 20). Conversations have away of veering out of control today, which can be awhole lot of fun in the right setting.

Gemini (May 21-June 21). You will focus on yourown wants without imposing them on others. You’llfollow your desire only to the extent that the pursuithelps those around you by generating business orinspiration.

Cancer (June 22-July 22). People on theirphones give the impression they’d rather be some-where else. Since attractiveness is typically in andof the moment, being on the phone is inherently un-attractive and ideally tended to in private.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). There are many paths tofeeling better about who you are. You’ll choose thequick way – to turn up the self-care and self-accep-tance.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What do you wish youwould have known back when you were struggling?You’ll get the chance to articulate this for someoneelse and feel mightily fulfilled in the sharing.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Apps can make a personlook better in pictures. The right clothes and wordscan also help a person appear improved.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be getting in touchwith what makes you feel alive. It has to do with nov-elty and the freedom to explore the unknown.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Fun has a lot to dowith whose idea it is.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The greater degreeof control people have over their own thoughts andfeelings, the less drawn they will be to controllingone another.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). To what degree areyou willing to alter your agenda for someone else?This is the big negotiation of the day. It comes withan awareness of just how much another personseems willing to sacrifice for you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Imbalanced relation-ships can work for a while, but they are not usuallybuilt to last. Highly functional relationships areabout a balanced give and take so that no one is onlygiving or always taking.

ASTROLOGY HOLIDAY MATHIS

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of2019. There are 55 days left in the year.

On this date in:1860: Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lin-

coln of the Republican Party was elected Presidentof the United States as he defeated John Breckin-ridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.

1956: President Dwight D. Eisenhower won re-election, defeating Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson.

1977: 39 people were killed when the Kelly BarnesDam in Georgia burst, sending a wall of waterthrough Toccoa Falls College.

1984: President Ronald Reagan won re-electionby a landslide over former Vice President WalterMondale, the Democratic challenger.

1990: About one-fifth of the Universal Studiosbacklot in southern California was destroyed in anarson fire.

2012: President Barack Obama was elected to asecond term of office, defeating Republican chal-lenger Mitt Romney.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday

Diabetes Prevention Program: 6 p.m., FloridaBlue Tallahassee Center, 2116 Apalachee Parkway.

Florida Kidney Day: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Healthmap So-lutions, the Florida Renal Association and the NationalKidney Foundation of Florida are recognizing the dayby offering free kidney health screenings on the sec-ond floor of the State Capitol. Many people are un-aware they have CKD until it reaches the more seriousstages of the disease, which is why kidney screeningsare important.

Jazz Combo Performance: 7:30 p.m. Dohnanyi Re-cital Hall, Dohnanyi Recital Hall.

Jim Crozier and Friends: 6-8 p.m. Birds Aphrodis-iac Oyster Shack, 325 N Bronough St. The WednesdayNight Lab Session.

Singing Bowl Workshop: 6-7:30 p.m. Crystal Por-tal, 1026 Commercial Drive. $10 Singing bowls offer asafe, accessible and pleasant method for relaxationthat allows the body to destress and heal.

Rotary Club of Tallahassee: 12:151:15 p.m., Buffet:11:30 a.m. Program: Academic Libraries in the 21st Cen-tury. Speaker: Dr. Gail S. Etschmaier, Dean of FloridaState University LIbraries. Introduction: RotarianNancy Stepina-Robison. Presiding: Club PresidentKaye Lynne Kendrick. Contact Club Secretary LarrySmith (850-566-1447) regarding attending WednesdayMeetings, FSU Alumni Center, Grand Ballroom, 1030W. Tennessee St.

Thursday

Adult ‘Only Child’ Support Group: 6-7 p.m., 2365Centerville Road, 2365 Centerville Road, Suite 11.

Chaires United Methodist - 2019 Chicken Pilau:4-7:30 p.m. Chaires United Methodist Church, 9087Parkhill Road. $10 per meal (Children age 5 and underfree). Traditional Chicken Pilau cooked in cast ironpots over wood fires. Menu includes: chicken & rice,coleslaw, seasoned pole beans, saltines, desserts, anda drink. Onstage Entertainment.

Food Truck Thursday: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Food TruckThursday every week at the Shops at Lake Ella, 1641 N.Monroe St. Delicious eats and live local with New 76-ers

Gentle Yoga: 10-11 a.m. Fellowship PresbyterianChurch, 3158 Shamrock St. South Tallahassee, FL32309. $5/class.

Poppin’ at the Pops Concert: 7 p.m. Presented byJavacya Arts Conservatory at Lee Hall Auditorium,1601 S Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The Javacya EliteChamber Orchestra presents a pops concert withguest performances from local Tallahassee musiciansScotty Barnhart, Darryl Tookes, Marvin Goldstein,Duo Paloma, and Lililita Forbes. Tickets $22-$45.

Friday

Frenchtown Markers & Walking Tour: 10 a.m.The City of Tallahassee and Riley Center/Museum willunveil nine markers that tell the history of French-town- one of Tallahassee’s oldest African Americancommunities. Staging begins at The Renaissance Cen-ter, 435 N. Macomb St., with unveiling of the firstmarker For information, call the Riley House at 850-681-7881.

Home School Days - Forward to the Moon: 9 a.m.-noon, Challenger Learning Center - IMAX, 200 S. Du-val St.

Tallahassee Ecumenical Taize Prayer Service: 6p.m. Sanctuary of Faith Presbyterian Church, 2200 N.Meridian Road. Meditative, candlelit prayer service ismodeled after the one in Taize, France, where thebrothers in the monastery are from Catholic and Prot-estant backgrounds.

Toddler Story Time: 10-11 a.m., St. Peter’s AnglicanCathedral, 4784 Thomasville Road. Enjoy a morningfull of crafts, books, music, and fun with your littleone.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): 9:30-11 a.m.,Sue Herndon McCollum Community Center at La-fayette Park, 501 Ingleside Ave.

World’s Largest Bounce House: Nov. 8-10. MahanFarm, 8150 Mahan Drive. Tickets Tickets start at $16.For details visit https://thebigbounceamerica.com/tickets/.

Saturday

A Bag For Hope: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Arts & Craftsin the Park. Dorothy B. Oven Park. Proceeds will be do-nated to projects benefiting the children who reside atthe Hope Community, Big Bend Homeless Coalition.

Second Saturday Family Program: Copper Com-modities:11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Museum of Florida Histo-ry, 500 South Bronough St. Second Saturday of eachmonth for hands-on history for every member of thefamily.

Coming up

Making Miracles Group Home: 6 p.m. Tuesday,Nov. 12. Learn about serving on the board and what thegroup offers. Emerge Church Annex Building, 1989Capital Circle NE. Contact Debra Harris, 850-727-3304.

LOCAL CALENDAR What’s going on, Tallahassee?Let us know what’s on your schedule. Use the onlinelink to submit: Eventful.com/Tallahassee. Email Mar-tha Gruender at mgruender@tallahassee.com.

her kindergarten – eighth graders. “We have a prettyhefty representation of Hispanic students. Music isuniversal and it’s a phenomenal vehicle for the stu-dents to feel very proud of their heritage. It also opensthe opportunity for other students to learn about thosecultures.”

With the help of some Trinity parents, Rios hasbeen able to teach traditional music and dance from allover South and Central America from salsa and me-rengue to Joropo and El Sebucán. As a culmination ofthe unit, fifth graders learned about the dance knownas La Raspa and mariachi music.

Using the Quaver music curriculum, Rios can en-hance and expand on her classroom instruction. Stu-dents get to see interviews with mariachi musicians,compare and contrast the instruments used, and learnSpanish and geography at the same time. One of theinstruments the students didn’t see – maracas.

Though Carmelo Perez was born in the UnitedStates his parents are both from Mexico. The fifthgrader is bi-lingual, speaking English at school and

Spanish at home. He says listening to the music ofMexico is “an enjoyment for me. It feels really good be-cause I can relate to everything and I’m happy becauseother people are understanding my culture.”

His classmate, Riley Young has especially enjoyedlearning some percussive skills. “We were on thedrums doing the clave,” a rhythmic pattern used in Af-ro-Cuban music. “Each drum had a different part andwhen we layered it together, it sounded really cool.”

Riley believes this unit of study is important be-cause “as more and more people migrate to America,more and more Hispanic heritage is bring brought. Weneed to learn about others, so we know how to takecare of everyone’s needs, not just our own.”

That’s exactly what Rios hopes her students gainfrom her music instruction. “You see the world rightnow and its lack of empathy. If I can’t help my studentsget in touch with that part of their humanity, then I’vefailed. All our hope and our brilliance has to be ground-ed in the arts and the compassion for others. How elseare we going to express those ideas and think of solu-tions that include everybody, not just a few?”

Amanda Karioth Thompson is the Assistant Direc-tor for the Council on Culture & Arts. COCA is the cap-ital area’s umbrella agency for arts and culture (talla-hasseearts.org).

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top three meat and dairy companies produce more an-nual greenhouse gas emissions than ExxonMobil, BP,or Shell Oil. And animal agriculture is identified as amajor factor in water pollution; land, food and waterusage; deforestation; species extinction; and oceandead zones.

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organiza-tion (UN FAO) reports 70 billion land animals slaugh-tered for food worldwide each year. That’s more than 8million per hour. We’ve all probably heard about fac-tory farms – or CAFOs (concentrated animal feedingoperations). According to the UN FAO, between 95 –99% of animal products come from factory farms.

Some people think these factory farms offer a sus-tainable source of food because they produce morefood in a shorter amount of time than traditionalfarms. But no matter how quickly and “efficiently”these modern industrial farms turn animals into food,the efficiency is always limited by “biomass transfer.”

An example of this is the 3% feed-to-calorie ratio forbeef. In other words, for each 2,000 calories of foodeaten by a cow, we get only 60 calories of beef – lessthan a 1-ounce meatball.

It is always far more efficient – and sustainable – touse cropland to directly grow food for us to eat.

According to a 2015 report in Environmental Re-search Letters, beef is the leading driver of deforesta-tion worldwide and is responsible for more deforesta-tion than the next three factors combined (palm oil,wood, and soy). Deforestation is a leading cause ofspecies extinction and the decrease in biodiversity.

Those 70 billion farm animals also consume signifi-cant amounts of the world’s fresh water. The maincomponent of our individual “water footprint” is prob-ably our food if we eat meat; that’s because animalsdrink lots of water and eat water-intensive crops.

A typical cattle feedlot with 100,000 cows produces6,500,000 pounds of manure each day. Because thereis not nearly enough demand for all of this manure tobe used as fertilizer, the majority of it ends up pollutingour water, contributing to eutrophication and ulti-mately, ocean dead zones.

There are many simple and effective food-relatedchoices we can make to reduce our environmentalfootprint. Many people, and even cities, schools andhospitals, are participating in the Meatless Mondaymovement to reduce the impact of our food.

Sustainable Tallahassee is coordinating an initia-tive with the Leon County Commission to implementMeatless Monday in our community.

TalVeg is a local vegan/vegetarian group focused onpromoting the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle withpotluck events and the annual VegFest.

You can enjoy delicious plant-based food at the 9thAnnual Vegan Thanksgiving Community Potluck at 5p.m. on Nov. 9, at United Church in Tallahassee, 1834Mahan Drive.

And mark your calendar to learn more about thebenefits of a plant-based lifestyle at the 6th AnnualNorth Florida VegFest on Feb. 29, 2020 (Leap Day!) atTom Brown Park. You can join or find more informationabout TalVeg on the meetup site www.meetup.com/The-Tallahassee-Vegetarian-Community or the Face-book page www.facebook.com/groups/talveg.

Sally Sanders serves on the TalVeg Board of Direc-tors and provides presentations about the impact offood choices with the Educated Choices Program(www.ecprogram.org/). She can be contacted at sallycsanders@gmail.com

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If you goWhat: Annual Vegan Thanksgiving Community Potluck

When: 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9

Where: United Church in Tallahassee, 1834 Mahan Dr.